Mo Katir retires at Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s house party

At the Bislett Games in Oslo, the Norwegian broke the national mile record and set the best world record of the year

It is the oldest record in Spanish athletics. On July 27, 1985, in Oslo, at the Bislett Games, I ran Jos Luis Gonzlez the mile in 3:47.79. To win him Steve Cram He had to make a world record (3:46.32). The man from Toledo beat his own Spanish record in almost two seconds (3:49.67), also achieved in 1981 in Oslo.

The capital of Norway, one of Gonzlez’s favorite cities, will host the sixth stage of the Diamond League on June 16, 2022. And a “Dream Mile”, a Dream Mile with Jakob Ingebrigtsennational idol, as a great star and Mohamed Katirnational record holder of 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters, as a real threat to Gonzalez’s record.

again be. Katir, not in last year’s form, retired midway through the race while Ingebrigtsen, dominating her from start to finish, carried by his crowd and eager to please them, finished in an impressive 3:46.46. Norwegian record and best world record of the year. Behind him, almost as impressive, the Australian Oliver Hoare: 3:47.48. Also national record and area record. Ignacio Fonteswho may be spending too much time here and there, stayed sixth at 3:54.72, close to his personal best: 3:54.38.

The temperature was good: 23 degrees. But it rains. At times slightly. At times, with greater intensity. At times the sun came out. When the mileros came out, the atmosphere was almost ideal. Or, at least, it didn’t bother.

The changing conditions did not tarnish in general the marks, worthy of the occasion. They hindered, yes, the pole vault, a test especially sensitive to atmospheric disturbances. Even so, Armand Duplantis I went up to 6.02. After his second zero at 6.10 he gave up continuing. He also bothered a bit in the long jump, in the victory of Miltiadis Tentoglou (8,10).

Martinez’s moment

There were two other Spaniards on the scene. And both fulfilled magnificently. In the 110 hurdles, Asier Martnez (13.30), decidedly already in the aristocracy of the specialty, only yielded to the currently unbeatable Devon Allen (13.22). And, in the 5,000, Adel Mechaalalthough he was seventh, he did 13:06.02, a personal best, in a very fast and quite tight race in which the Ethiopian won Telahua Bekele with 13:03.51. The 5,000 women, at the worst moment of the rain, settled, despite everything, with a more than appreciable mark, 14:25.84, by the Ethiopian Dawit Seyaoum.

The event that opened the meeting, the women’s 400 meters hurdles, ignored the water so that the blonde, light and elegant Dutch Femke Bol made some superb 52.61. Just as superb, in the men’s event, the Brazilian Alison dos Santos, well below 48 seconds: 47.26. In the 400 smooth, Kirany James par the clock in good and normal for l 44.78.

In the shot put, the powerful American Chase Ealey he sent the ball up to a formidable 20.13. In the disk Sandra Perkovic (66.82) returned to winning ways against Valarie Allman (65.91). Splendid british doublet en los 800 con Keely Hodkinson (1:57.71) y Laura Muir (1:58.09). Regular the 100 meters with the 10.05 of a Andre de Grasse still filming.

On Saturday 18, a new stop, in Paris, of the Diamond League. It’s advertised Jordan Dazwhose recent and impressive triple jump record (17.76) has placed him at the top of the year.